Why Captain Vikram Batra’s biopic is called Shershaah: ‘Pakistanis found out my codename…’

In an interview that he gave days before his death, Captain Vikram Batra shared that the Pakistani forces had learned about his code name and were using the same radio frequency as the Indian soldiers. He shared that one of the Pakistani guys said on the radio, “He said ‘Shershaah, you have come? Don’t try to come up otherwise you will have a tough time. And that was a time they gave us a challenge, and my guys, they went wild that how dare a Pakistani troop challenge us?'”

Days after this interview, Vikram Batra laid down his life in the service of his country. He was 24 at that time. He was honoured with a Param Vir Chakra posthumously. He is said to have gunned down at least four Pakistani soldiers during his final confrontation and then rushed out of his bunker to rescue another officer who was grievously injured. As he charged towards the enemy in his last moments, he yelled out “Durga Mata ki Jai” which was the war-cry of his unit.

Directed by Vishnu Vardhan, Shershaah also stars Kiara Advani and has been produced by Dharma Productions and Pen India Limited.

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